Pou 1-1 (2-06) a Chickens And Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Layers and Eggs" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, for "Chicks Hatched" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. ****************************************************************** Update Alert Page 12 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2004-2006 column 2004 data corrected Page 14 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2004-2006 column 2004 data corrected ****************************************************************** January Egg Production Up 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.72 billion during January 2006, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.62 billion table eggs, and 1.10 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and 66 million were egg-type. The number of layers during January 2006 averaged 349 million, up slightly from a year earlier. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,211 eggs, up 1 percent from January 2005. All layers in the U.S. on February 1, 2006, totaled 349 million, up slightly from a year ago. The 349 million layers consisted of 291 million layers producing table-type eggs, 55.6 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.90 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2006, averaged 70.8 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from February 1, 2005. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 7 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2006 totaled 35.4 million, down 7 percent from January 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 33.5 million on February 1, 2006 down 2 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 188,000 during January 2006, up 20 percent from January 2005. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2006 totaled 804 million, up1 percent from January 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 661 million on February 1, 2006, up 1 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.83 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during January 2006, up 6 percent from January 2005. Contents Page U.S. Average Number of Layers on Hand and Egg Production1 U.S. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, Forced Molt, and Pullets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State5 Egg Production by Type and State 7 Forced Molt. . . . . . . . . . . 9 Egg-Type Hatchery. . . . . . . .11 Egg-Type Intended Placements . .13 Broiler-Type Hatchery. . . . . .13 Broiler-Type Intended Placements15 Procedures and Reliability . . .16 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2003-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 341,131 339,305 345,618 348,545 Jan : 341,996 337,948 347,864 349,253 Feb : 341,661 338,905 348,791 Mar : 340,971 340,699 346,959 Apr : 339,268 341,550 343,574 May : 337,356 341,562 341,819 Jun : 335,979 342,513 339,856 Jul : 335,417 343,180 338,573 Aug : 335,565 343,653 339,351 Sep : 335,426 344,452 340,914 Oct : 336,557 345,075 342,823 Nov : 339,387 344,633 345,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 7,721 7,791 6,636 6,703 1,086 1,088 Jan : 7,626 7,721 6,526 6,624 1,101 1,097 Feb : 6,928 5,915 1,014 Mar : 7,738 6,610 1,129 Apr : 7,407 6,311 1,097 May : 7,572 6,439 1,133 Jun : 7,346 6,250 1,096 Jul : 7,563 6,444 1,120 Aug : 7,528 6,425 1,104 Sep : 7,348 6,279 1,070 Oct : 7,665 6,561 1,104 Nov : 7,514 6,459 1,055 During Year: 89,960 76,859 13,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, December-January 2004-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2005 Item : Unit : 2004 : 2005 2/ : as % of : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Dec : 1,000 : All Layers : : 345,618 348,545 101 Table Egg Type : : 287,115 290,620 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,503 57,925 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,869 55,210 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,634 2,715 103 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number : All Layers : : 2,234 2,235 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,311 2,306 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,856 1,878 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,831 1,853 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,392 2,394 100 : : Eggs Produced During Dec : Million : All Layers : : 7,721 7,791 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,636 6,703 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,086 1,088 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,023 1,023 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 63 65 103 : :-------------------------------- : : : : 2006 : : 2005 : 2006 2/ : as % of : : : : 2005 : :-------------------------------- : : Layers on Jan 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 347,273 349,142 101 Table Egg Type : : 288,300 290,767 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,973 58,375 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,237 55,635 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,736 2,740 100 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.3 71.7 101 Table Egg Type : : 73.6 73.9 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.7 60.7 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.8 60.0 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 76.7 76.4 100 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.1 4.3 105 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.2 23.0 99 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 14,205 14,165 100 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Dec : 1,000 : 5,760 5,453 95 : : Pullets on Jan 1 : 1,000 : 101,173 97,952 97 : : Pullets Added During Dec 3/ : 1,000 : 24,626 23,933 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised. 3/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, January-February 2005-061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2006 Item : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jan : 1,000 : All Layers : : 347,864 349,253 100 Table Egg Type : : 288,701 290,808 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,163 58,445 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,438 55,619 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,725 2,826 104 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jan : Number : All Layers : : 2,192 2,211 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,260 2,278 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,861 1,877 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,836 1,854 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,385 2,335 98 : : Eggs Produced During Jan : Million : All Layers : : 7,626 7,721 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,526 6,624 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,101 1,097 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,036 1,031 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 65 66 102 : : Layers on Feb 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 348,412 349,321 100 Table Egg Type : : 289,082 290,827 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,330 58,494 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,632 55,592 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,698 2,902 108 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Feb 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.0 70.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 72.0 72.9 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.3 60.1 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.5 59.4 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.0 73.9 95 : : Forced Molt Layers on Feb 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.6 5.1 111 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.7 23.4 108 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jan: 1,000 : 14,034 14,731 105 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jan : 1,000 : 6,632 5,864 88 : : Pullets on Feb 1 : 1,000 : 100,422 96,372 96 : : Pullets Added During Jan 2/ : 1,000 : 24,275 21,217 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During December 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 2/ : 2004 : 2005 2/ : 2004 : 2005 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,850 1,685 9,255 9,013 1,945 1,908 AR : 4,794 4,280 15,291 14,559 1,962 1,985 CA : 19,124 19,165 19,611 19,576 2,295 2,243 CO : 3,442 3,349 3,986 3,889 2,333 2,417 CT : 2,892 2,964 2,953 3,016 2,370 2,354 FL : 10,216 11,012 10,677 11,481 2,313 2,291 GA : 10,991 9,934 20,123 19,081 2,172 2,128 HI : 473 465 512 479 1,973 1,837 IL : 4,190 4,258 4,417 4,486 2,196 2,251 IN : 22,756 23,836 23,501 24,523 2,281 2,308 IA : 47,238 49,593 47,979 50,350 2,209 2,230 ME : 3,881 3,914 3,943 3,990 2,308 2,381 MD : 3,094 2,704 3,226 2,870 2,418 2,265 MI : 7,231 8,010 7,482 8,260 2,326 2,349 MN : 10,555 10,605 11,103 11,090 2,252 2,317 MS : 1,706 1,671 6,959 6,704 1,940 1,984 MO : 6,073 5,874 7,285 7,024 2,265 2,093 NE : 11,925 11,853 12,000 11,928 2,267 2,222 NY : 3,821 3,937 4,147 4,167 2,460 2,472 NC : 3,370 3,333 10,934 10,970 1,994 2,015 OH : 27,371 28,678 27,839 29,217 2,324 2,303 OR : 2,672 2,598 2,861 2,771 2,342 2,454 PA : 22,174 22,578 23,920 24,444 2,379 2,320 SC : 4,263 3,856 5,332 4,999 2,307 2,260 SD : 3,079 3,200 3,179 3,300 2,328 2,333 TX : 13,841 14,271 18,257 18,669 2,295 2,314 VA : 1,313 1,593 3,185 3,530 2,135 2,153 WA : 4,832 4,867 4,897 4,932 2,348 2,271 WI : 4,675 4,215 5,173 4,732 2,242 2,346 : Oth Sts 3/ : 17,324 16,545 25,591 24,495 2,180 2,241 : US : 281,166 284,843 345,618 348,545 2,234 2,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 2/ Revised. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During January 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,872 1,658 9,255 8,946 1,945 1,923 AR : 4,582 4,069 15,138 14,351 1,936 1,951 CA : 19,119 18,930 19,611 19,393 2,239 2,207 CO : 3,355 3,296 3,890 3,818 2,339 2,462 CT : 2,889 2,904 2,952 2,958 2,439 2,299 FL : 9,861 11,057 10,325 11,513 2,286 2,206 GA : 11,020 9,923 20,365 19,197 2,121 2,094 HI : 474 464 511 478 2,035 1,841 IL : 4,302 4,284 4,527 4,516 1,988 2,192 IN : 22,726 23,965 23,463 24,696 2,212 2,251 IA : 48,999 50,350 49,771 51,125 2,176 2,249 ME : 3,923 3,963 3,980 4,034 2,211 2,305 MD : 3,081 2,729 3,184 2,870 2,324 2,195 MI : 7,131 7,912 7,389 8,169 2,206 2,326 MN : 10,398 10,734 10,946 11,199 2,275 2,250 MS : 1,678 1,622 7,144 6,835 1,876 1,946 MO : 6,110 5,937 7,362 7,071 2,200 2,121 NE : 11,969 11,834 12,044 11,909 2,292 2,225 NY : 3,777 3,859 4,106 4,089 2,435 2,470 NC : 3,373 3,442 10,954 11,075 1,981 2,023 OH : 27,531 29,109 28,017 29,651 2,252 2,266 OR : 2,746 2,497 2,924 2,670 2,291 2,322 PA : 22,733 22,302 24,484 24,255 2,336 2,354 SC : 4,221 3,856 5,288 5,012 2,307 2,294 SD : 3,075 3,195 3,175 3,295 2,331 2,307 TX : 13,541 14,150 18,064 18,558 2,231 2,269 VA : 1,241 1,592 3,124 3,528 2,049 2,041 WA : 4,917 4,811 4,988 4,880 2,265 2,172 WI : 4,625 4,213 5,132 4,729 2,260 2,305 : Oth Sts 2/ : 17,491 16,369 25,751 24,433 2,159 2,186 : US : 282,760 285,026 347,864 349,253 2,192 2,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, December 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 3/ : 2004 : 2005 3/ : 2004 : 2005 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 172 43 40 137 132 AR : 300 289 116 102 184 187 CA : 450 439 CO : 93 94 CT : 70 71 FL : 247 263 240 254 7 9 GA : 437 406 264 232 173 174 HI : 10.1 8.8 10.1 8.8 0 0 IL : 97 101 94 97 3 4 IN : 536 566 523 554 13 12 IA : 1,060 1,123 ME : 91 95 MD : 78 65 76 63 2 2 MI : 174 194 MN : 250 257 242 248 8 9 MS : 135 133 40 40 95 93 MO : 165 147 NE : 272 265 272 265 0 0 NY : 102 103 NC : 218 221 82 83 136 138 OH : 647 673 OR : 67 68 65 66 2 2 PA : 569 567 552 549 17 18 SC : 123 113 104 93 19 20 SD : 74 77 74 77 0 0 TX : 419 432 VA : 68 76 34 40 34 36 WA : 115 112 WI : 116 111 : Oth Sts 4/ : 558 549 434 426 125 123 : US : 7,721 7,791 6,636 6,703 1,086 1,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 3/ Revised. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, January 2005-061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 172 43 40 137 132 AR : 293 280 107 96 186 184 CA : 439 428 CO : 91 94 CT : 72 68 FL : 236 254 228 245 8 9 GA : 432 402 254 225 178 177 HI : 10.4 8.8 10.4 8.8 0 0 IL : 90 99 87 95 3 4 IN : 519 556 506 543 13 13 IA : 1,083 1,150 ME : 88 93 MD : 74 63 73 61 1 2 MI : 163 190 MN : 249 252 241 244 8 8 MS : 134 133 38 38 96 95 MO : 162 150 NE : 276 265 276 265 0 0 NY : 100 101 NC : 217 224 80 84 137 140 OH : 631 672 OR : 67 62 65 60 2 2 PA : 572 571 555 550 17 21 SC : 122 115 103 95 19 20 SD : 74 76 74 76 0 0 TX : 403 421 VA : 64 72 30 37 34 35 WA : 113 106 WI : 116 109 : Oth Sts 3/ : 556 534 429 409 128 125 : US : 7,626 7,721 6,526 6,624 1,101 1,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by Month, United States, 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.1 4.3 23.2 23.0 Feb : 4.6 5.1 21.7 23.4 Mar : 3.0 22.8 Apr : 4.1 22.7 May : 4.0 22.4 Jun : 4.2 23.0 Jul : 3.3 22.6 Aug : 4.3 22.1 Sep : 4.4 22.4 Oct : 3.9 23.4 Nov : 3.1 24.3 Dec : 2.8 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, February 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.0 0.5 5.0 7.0 AR : 3.5 1.5 8.5 9.0 CA : 6.0 10.0 34.0 31.0 CO : 4.0 4.5 27.0 23.5 CT : 0.0 8.0 10.0 11.5 FL : 7.5 9.5 19.5 34.0 GA : 2.5 6.0 17.0 11.5 HI : 5.5 4.0 48.0 53.5 IL : 5.5 7.0 30.0 31.0 IN : 5.5 6.5 30.5 27.0 IA : 4.0 5.0 29.0 35.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 2.5 7.5 32.5 30.0 MI : 9.0 4.0 26.5 18.5 MN : 2.5 5.0 26.5 28.5 MS : 2.5 3.0 9.0 8.5 MO : 5.5 4.0 16.0 21.0 NE : 9.0 8.5 21.0 28.5 NY : 1.5 8.5 5.0 7.5 NC : 1.5 1.0 6.5 7.5 OH : 7.0 4.5 23.0 19.0 OR : 6.5 9.5 24.0 32.5 PA : 5.0 2.0 14.5 20.5 SC : 2.5 4.5 27.0 27.5 SD : 10.0 4.0 28.0 19.0 TX : 4.0 5.5 16.5 22.0 VA : 3.5 5.5 11.0 14.0 WA : 8.0 12.0 37.5 41.0 WI : 3.5 2.0 28.5 35.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 4.5 4.7 24.1 25.2 : US : 4.6 5.1 21.7 23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, January-February 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Item : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Feb 1 : 34,202 33,497 98 Chicks Hatched During Jan : 37,936 35,422 93 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 157 188 120 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 3,088 2,834 92 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Feb 1 : 654,044 660,973 101 Chicks Hatched During Jan : 796,026 804,073 101 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 6,409 6,825 106 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 62,084 62,860 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2006 includes pullet chicks hatched Jul 2004 through Jun 2005. 2/ 2006 includes pullet chicks hatched Oct 2004 through Jun 2005. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, February 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,273 5,920 112 E North Central : 6,981 6,035 86 W North Central : 5,449 7,535 138 South Atlantic : 4,644 3,816 82 South Central : 6,504 5,957 92 West : 5,351 4,234 79 : US : 34,202 33,497 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions: North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, January 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During January : Jan-Jan :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ----- 1,000 ----- Percent : FL : 908 721 79 908 721 79 GA : 2,327 2,389 103 2,327 2,389 103 IN : 5,538 5,196 94 5,538 5,196 94 IA : 5,832 6,586 113 5,832 6,586 113 MN : 818 947 116 818 947 116 PA : 5,818 4,231 73 5,818 4,231 73 : Oth Sts 1/ : 16,695 15,352 92 16,695 15,352 92 : US : 37,936 35,422 93 37,936 35,422 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2004-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 2006 : : : : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 :as % of : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 :as % of : : : : 2005 : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 35,155 37,936 35,422 93 35,155 37,936 35,422 93 Feb : 31,923 33,932 67,078 71,868 Mar : 37,545 41,824 104,623 113,692 Apr : 37,466 38,267 142,089 151,959 May : 38,347 37,449 180,436 189,408 Jun : 37,508 34,537 217,944 223,945 Jul : 34,919 35,310 252,863 259,255 Aug : 36,854 38,953 289,717 298,208 Sep : 36,631 33,788 326,348 331,996 Oct : 34,866 35,367 361,214 367,363 Nov : 38,758 32,752 399,972 400,115 Dec : 37,332 36,224 437,304 436,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2004-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2006 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2005 :----------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 124 157 188 120 3,012 3,088 2,834 Feb : 285 208 2,960 3,080 2,854 Mar : 401 314 2,927 3,210 2,797 Apr : 343 308 2,923 3,142 2,967 May : 157 190 3,047 3,100 2,888 Jun : 212 184 3,139 3,006 2,844 Jul : 222 242 3,198 2,995 2,857 Aug : 318 261 3,112 3,028 2,888 Sep : 205 375 3,172 2,951 Oct : 268 189 3,254 2,864 Nov : 225 181 3,317 2,829 Dec : 235 248 3,185 2,862 : Total : 2,995 2,857 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For January 2006, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jul 2004 through Jun 2005. The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, February 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 11,898 11,759 99 E North Central : 8,699 8,898 102 W North Central : 23,200 23,307 100 South Atlantic : 236,272 241,995 102 South Central : 348,833 351,930 101 West : 25,142 23,084 92 : US : 654,044 660,973 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, January 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During January : Jan-Jan :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ----- 1,000 ----- Percent : AL : 109,263 114,204 105 109,263 114,204 105 AR : 114,494 115,133 101 114,494 115,133 101 DE : 14,702 15,095 103 14,702 15,095 103 FL : 4,854 4,964 102 4,854 4,964 102 GA : 123,719 123,833 100 123,719 123,833 100 KY : 25,499 25,549 100 25,499 25,549 100 LA : 14,661 14,959 102 14,661 14,959 102 MD : 31,788 32,498 102 31,788 32,498 102 MS : 72,503 69,102 95 72,503 69,102 95 NC : 66,311 68,670 104 66,311 68,670 104 OK : 23,595 23,564 100 23,595 23,564 100 PA : 14,168 13,942 98 14,168 13,942 98 SC : 17,293 18,570 107 17,293 18,570 107 TX : 54,510 56,761 104 54,510 56,761 104 VA : 23,587 23,548 100 23,587 23,548 100 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 65,033 63,433 98 65,033 63,433 98 : 19 Sts 1/ : 775,980 783,825 101 775,980 783,825 101 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20,046 20,248 101 20,046 20,248 101 : US : 796,026 804,073 101 796,026 804,073 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2004-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 2006 : : : : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 :as % of: 2004 : 2005 : 2006 :as % of : : : : 2005 : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent----------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : Jan :774,004 796,026 804,073 101 774,004 796,026 804,073 101 Feb :728,401 731,274 1,502,405 1,527,300 Mar :791,915 815,782 2,294,320 2,343,082 Apr :774,629 789,780 3,068,949 3,132,862 May :810,484 823,406 3,879,433 3,956,268 Jun :786,603 796,001 4,666,036 4,752,269 Jul :806,658 807,654 5,472,694 5,559,923 Aug :810,285 811,678 6,282,979 6,371,601 Sep :769,934 769,771 7,052,913 7,141,372 Oct :756,895 776,333 7,809,808 7,917,705 Nov :730,353 747,335 8,540,161 8,665,040 Dec :793,090 807,848 9,333,251 9,472,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2004-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2006 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2005 :----------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,811 6,409 6,825 106 60,300 62,084 62,860 Feb : 7,340 7,325 61,106 62,460 63,060 Mar : 6,815 7,077 61,421 62,794 63,416 Apr : 6,402 6,800 61,600 63,574 63,776 May : 7,590 7,783 61,643 63,220 64,311 Jun : 6,890 7,109 61,930 63,008 64,284 Jul : 6,688 6,657 62,020 62,965 64,319 Aug : 7,280 7,484 62,096 62,972 64,344 Sep : 7,758 7,132 62,113 62,707 Oct : 6,457 6,944 62,180 62,894 Nov : 7,128 7,298 61,511 63,006 Dec : 6,772 7,112 61,848 63,509 : Annual : Total : 83,931 85,130 : Total : Place- : ments3/ : Jan : 7,812 7,804 8,018 103 Feb : 8,251 8,664 Mar : 7,801 8,709 Apr : 7,288 7,995 May : 8,693 8,995 Jun : 8,590 8,571 Jul : 8,003 7,846 Aug : 8,416 9,084 Sep : 9,184 8,683 Oct : 7,678 8,683 Nov : 8,411 8,830 Dec : 8,263 8,256 : Annual : Total : 98,390 102,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For Jan 2006, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Oct 2004 through Jun 2005. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Procedures and Reliability Data Sources: Primary data for the "Chickens and Eggs" report are from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 900 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. All known hatcheries, approximately 330, are contacted for information on a weekly and/or monthly basis. Revisions: The previous month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Additionally, revisions after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual reports of "Chickens and Eggs Summary" and "Hatchery Production". Procedures and Reliability: Operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond are phoned. Great care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted for during each survey period. However, there are usually missing reports that must be accounted for in the estimates. Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are checked for unusual values. All operations' data are compared to their own past operating profiles and also to trends from other operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by reviewing all data for consistency and reasonableness. Egg-type chicks hatched consist of all chicks of egg-type domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. The relationship of chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings is carefully monitored. The disposition of egg-type chicks hatched prior to placement into the laying flock can vary significantly, which can make comparisons to changes in layer inventory inconsistent over time. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the flocks. "Hatchery Supply Flocks" include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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